New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will replace the and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets could soon be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, meaning it does not require to be taken with water.

About half of men over 40 suffer erectile dysfunction in the UK and last year there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.

The drug first pertained to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial individuals saw it had an uncommon side result – regular erections.

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has gotten a hallmark in the UK for the brand-new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has actually already introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for numerous clients.

The distinctive tablets – which can cause humiliation for some patients – has been transformed and a new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to patients and likewise often the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some men may still be finding the principle of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have carried on given that Viagra was very first formulated.’

Ms Govind believes this new style is a ‘positive step forward’.

The new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely pertained to the UK imminently.

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be available within the next five years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris intends to release the product within the next few years.

However, granting a trademark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.

It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet variation and to be offered in the exact same dosages.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.

Health authorities stated online retailers flouting guidelines were behind the fake products with many being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were taken last year.

Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.

While all medications bring possible negative effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry additional components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.